Divisive rulers, stricken people
It’s a sorry sight to see the poor being made to crawl in punishment.
Jawed Naqvi
Social virus as big a worry
Where does this social history of resistance leave us in the uphill battle against the coronavirus?
An optical illusion of sanity
What a pleasure it was to hear Dr Mubashir Hasan speak with the force of clarity in a soft, measured tone.
‘Not though the soldier knew’
The heroic women of Shaheen Bagh face an uncertain future.
Bigotry: a handy state asset
It is preposterous to believe that the mighty Indian state could not prevent or stop the carnage.
Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir once again
Dodges question on controversial citizenship law
Sanders stalks Trump tour
While Gujarat was welcoming Trump, its business community was probing a strategy to deal with a Bernie Sanders ...
Trump praises Pakistan in India
Says Washington’s relationship with Islamabad is a good one
Kashmir and other traumas
Kejriwal’s victory apart, for the bigger challenges ahead, the opposition appears to be in disarray.
Foreigners and other Indians
Modi’s idea of the Indian nation borrows as much from mediaeval Europe as from the division of spoils in the aftermath..
A movement critically poised
The threats are becoming bolder and the election commission is doing little to rein in the situation.
Satanic times, as Josh warned
For now, there is sudden optimism in the air with people looking determined
to thwart Modi’s divisive agenda.
Fighting with what one has
The Indian govt has exhausted its quota of tricks to keep the people distracted, and now they have taken to the streets.
A foul sense of entitlement
The battle to save India’s democracy from being shredded requires a focused strategy to funnel the already unleashed.
Fighting Ebola and Hindutva
Innocent students shouldn’t be beaten up and then also falsely called anti-national.
Ray of hope in dark times
New videos have emerged of ordinary Hindus vociferously rejecting the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah bias against Muslims.
Who wants Modi’s charity?
Disrupting lives woven into the fabric of India on religious and ethnic grounds points to a brazenly divisive agenda.
Has Modi lost the plot?
The Modi-Shah pair has sparked a fire that now threatens to singe them and engulf the country.
Jaya Bachchan’s way
Ms Bachchan could look at the evidence that in societies where male dominance eases, the incidence of sexual violence
From the rubble of Ayodhya
The Babri Masjid verdict should have brought succour to the government’s cheerleaders, but it hasn’t.